grooven
Newbie
Hey, just received my first Electro GSN yesterday and I'm a bit disappointed. Not through a fault of the camera, through my own fault of buying on E-Bay.
The front element has a small crack/chip on the edge. This leads me to believe 1 of two things happened.
1. the camera was dropped and probably has some other internal damage I have yet to discover
2. the camera went from hot to cold too fast. (i doubt this was the case)
I'm pretty bummed as I was so psyched to get it. After I received it I went back to view the auction and you really cant see it. Being that the seller bought it at an estate sale and made the infamous "I know nothing" claim I hold only myself responsible.
Any suggestions on repairs?
I also picked up a kit with the tele/wide adapters. Hopefully these show up in better condition.
The front element has a small crack/chip on the edge. This leads me to believe 1 of two things happened.
1. the camera was dropped and probably has some other internal damage I have yet to discover
2. the camera went from hot to cold too fast. (i doubt this was the case)
I'm pretty bummed as I was so psyched to get it. After I received it I went back to view the auction and you really cant see it. Being that the seller bought it at an estate sale and made the infamous "I know nothing" claim I hold only myself responsible.
Any suggestions on repairs?
I also picked up a kit with the tele/wide adapters. Hopefully these show up in better condition.
Gradskater
Well-known
have you run any film through it? The chip may not make any difference at all. You could have a crack down the middle of the front element, and even that will have minimal impact on your pics. check this out:
http://www.lensrentals.com/news/2008.10.30/front-element-scratches
http://www.lensrentals.com/news/2008.10.30/front-element-scratches
Bassism
Well-known
Wow, I wouldn't have possibly guessed a lens like that could still turn out a decent image...
Be careful though, you might get the lomo crowd to start shattering their front elements and stopping down.
Be careful though, you might get the lomo crowd to start shattering their front elements and stopping down.
skeletron
Member
Inexpensive parts cameras come up often. Replacing a front element would be trivial.
Or you can be lazy like me and send it in to Mark Hama for repairs and a full once-over.
Or you can be lazy like me and send it in to Mark Hama for repairs and a full once-over.
Joao
Negativistic forever
Don't be disappointed, if the camera is working well you will be surprised with it. The ad-on lenses are fun to use and sometimes one can get interesting results (example here http://addonwideangle.notlong.com ). However I had a set of those and sold it, they add volume and weight to the camera - and put more glass in front of the lens.
Happy shooting
Joao
Happy shooting
Joao